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U.S. Senate seat, Montana (class 2)

21 members have held this seat since Jan 1, 1890. Now: Steve Daines R.

Holders
21
17 D · 4 R
Longest tenure
18 years
James Edward Murray
Current
12 years
Steve Daines, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/mt-sen-2Every holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020Thomas Charles Power · 1890-01-01 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Henry Carter · 1895-12-02 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Andrews Clark · 1901-12-02 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Moore Dixon · 1907-12-02 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanThomas James Walsh · 1913-04-07 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratThomas James Walsh · 1919-05-19 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratThomas James Walsh · 1925-12-07 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratThomas James Walsh · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-03 · DemocratJohn Edward Erickson · 1933-03-13 – 1934-11-07 · DemocratJames Edward Murray · 1934-11-07 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratJames Edward Murray · 1943-01-06 – 1961-01-04 · DemocratLee Warren Metcalf · 1967-01-10 – 1978-01-13 · DemocratPaul Gerhart Hatfield · 1978-01-22 – 1978-12-15 · DemocratMax Baucus · 1978-12-15 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratMax Baucus · 1979-01-15 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratMax Baucus · 1997-01-07 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratMax Baucus · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratMax Baucus · 2009-01-06 – 2014-02-07 · DemocratJohn E. Walsh · 2014-02-11 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratSteve Daines · 2015-01-06 – present · RepublicanLee Warren Metcalf · 1961-01-03 – 1967-01-04 · Democrat
Steve Daines R
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
John E. Walsh D
Feb 11, 2014 – Jan 4, 2015 · 11 months
Max Baucus D
Jan 6, 2009 – Feb 7, 2014 · 5.1 years
Max Baucus D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Max Baucus D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 2003 · 6 years
Max Baucus D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1997 · 18 years
Max Baucus D
Dec 15, 1978 – Jan 4, 1979 · 20 days
Paul Gerhart Hatfield D
Jan 22, 1978 – Dec 15, 1978 · 11 months
Lee Warren Metcalf D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 13, 1978 · 11 years
Lee Warren Metcalf D
Jan 3, 1961 – Jan 4, 1967 · 6 years
James Edward Murray D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1961 · 18 years
James Edward Murray D
Nov 7, 1934 – Jan 4, 1943 · 8.2 years
John Edward Erickson D
Mar 13, 1933 – Nov 7, 1934 · 20 months
Thomas James Walsh D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 3, 1933 · 15 months
Thomas James Walsh D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 4, 1931 · 5.2 years
Thomas James Walsh D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1925 · 5.8 years
Thomas James Walsh D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1919 · 5.9 years
Joseph Moore Dixon R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1913 · 5.3 years
William Andrews Clark D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1907 · 5.3 years
Thomas Henry Carter R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1901 · 5.3 years
Thomas Charles Power R
Jan 1, 1890 – Mar 4, 1895 · 5.2 years

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.